The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-31

/ lost the second finger of his left hand Tues
day by coming in contact with buzz saw
which he was operating.
There was severe storm at Quincy Fri
day and there was considerable fear that the
| crops would be materially damaged. 1t
amounted to heavy rainfall only, which
has not, apparently, done any harm.
Lake City has the honor of originating q
new variety of watermelon. The rind is ex-
ceedngly thin and of a gray color; the pulp
! is deep red. 1t is sweet as honey and
/ could appropriately be named tho honey
! melon.
Several farmers near Lake City planted
| one or two acres in plantains They report
"A plentiful supply of green food for the
cattle, but prefer to let a large proportion of
the leaves remain on the stalks for winter
| pasturGge.
The tobacco crop around Lake City still
holds forth the same hattering prospects of
a few weeks ago. Mr.. Geer, who is in CON
| slant communication with the tobacco
raisers, says the outlook is generally good
throughout the State.
A b. Brown, the Tax Collector of Column
bia county, makes the following statement:
Number of acres in cultivation in 1856, 49,
294; in 1887, 10000. There is Is per cent.
less cotton than last year. The increase in
hogs and cattle is 40 per cent.
The Eustis Board of Trade has selected the
| following delegates to attend the Immigra-
ton convention in jacksonville, Aug g.
next: Charles H. Edwards, Mayor of the
city; Col John A. Mcdonald and w. II.
Bishop, a banker of that place.
A canvass of Lake City, outside of min
listers whose preference is well known, and
| saloon keepers whose preference is also we'll
known, showed only nine persons III favor
OF the present liquor system. From present
indications prohibition will be carried 20
to |.
The Governor has appointed the follow
idg named gentlemen to represent the State
| of Florida at the American Forestry Con
gress, which will be held in Springfield H.,
Sept IA, ID and t. 1887. Col. w. ID. Chip
ley, Prof S. H. Curtiss and Hon. J. G.
Knapp.
j. E. Cameron, of River Junction. has
| patented car-wheel replacer, which is an
| ingenious contrivance for removing car
wheels from the trucks. Mr.. Cameron and
his father were the inventors and have been
offered $4,000 for the patent. 1t is esti-
mated that 1t will save over IS per cent. in
labor.
The town meeting for the incorporation of
Oakland, on Saturday night last, was adj
| iourned to August 9th, as it was deemed
desirable TO take legal advice in regard to
certain matters, and, also, because a little
more persons to register and take part at the
next meeting.
A terrific storm swept over Gainesville
Friday, causing the inhabitants no little
| anxiety and alarm. The beautiful new
court house was struck by lightning, but
happily was not injured, the bolt going UNI
de1ected down the rod. The public school
house was also struck by lightning, and
dam lged about 500.
In Gadsden the election for ''for sale" or
''against sale' of liquors will take place
Tuesday, Sept. TO- The petition to the
County Commissioners was very literally
signed This fact beins an indication,
makes prohibition foregone conclusion in
GadSden county at the ensuing election for
two years from the date thereof.
The lightning at Lake Helen on Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week was terrific.
On Tuesday it struck two pines on the neck
joining lakes Helen and Harlan, and on
Wednesday it struck a tree about forty
yartis from Mrs. Westlake's house. A curl
| Gus thing happened on Wednesday. In half
of the town the rain fell in torrents for about
fifteen minutes, while in the other half the
people sat and looked on undisturbed.
The Fernandina base ball club invites
challenges from other well organized clubs,
with a guarantee TO the same that in all
games played on the Fernandina club
BIOtllNlS biS hlSlJlilB CluD Slal Dt dJ no eA-
pense whllo in Fernandina, and are further
assured n percentage Of the gate receipts
The club grounds are well enclosed, well
turfed, and have an ample club house and
grand stand with seats for q large crowd.
j. p Mace, architect and contractor, has
begun the erection of the First Congrega-
| tional church of Lake Helen, to cost about
5000. The foundations were completed
Wednesday, the masonry being done by Mr..
g,eI M i . a.
is on the ground. The church will occupy a
conspicuous position, corner of Euclid ave
| me and Main street, and will be an orna-
| ment to the town. The lot was donated by
Baker d Ogden.
The following are the newly elected town
| officers of Daytona, by the following ma or-
| tiles; Mayor, G. II, Pickett, &c; Marshal,
| Jordan McCullom, 40; Assessor, William j.
| Bene, 81; Collector, c. A. Longe, 81;
| ii. F. Douglass, Al Councilmen: William
Jackson 81, James NJ. Osborn 40, and NJ.
Huston 80. Short term, G.. Fl. Matthews
| 30. The inspectors were II. F. Douglass, G..
F. Slough and &. r. Pickett.
A negro woman living on r. G. Hagan's
! place, ten miles north of Brooksville went
out cunning for squirrel one day last week
with a 44-calibre revolver. After shooting
| one bird she found some difficulty in getting
the trouble the weapon went off and lodged
bullet in her body just beneath her breast
She was brought to town, and the ball wa
extracted by Ds. Temple and Stevens
The wound, while pronounced serious, need
not necessarily prove fatal
| a bezor or mad stone is in the possession
of Robert r. Smith, who resides two mile.
west of Panasoifltee. He found it in the
throat of deer which no killed eight year,
ago. The stone is about one inch wide and
a half inch thick Mr. Smith thinks il
geuine mad stone, but has never seen il
us ID, and OF course does not know whether
it would prove ctlicacious in cases of bite
| by poisonous insects or reptiles or rabid ami
mails. The stone resembles very much tn,
seed of pawpaw, fruit which grows wilC
in some sections of the South
AT Daytona, Tuesday, Giles English shot
another coored man named Potts, shooting
at him five times. Two of the balls tool
effect one below the hip and the other below
the knee Potts claims that English owel
him some money, and that he had ''dunned'
him for il, when English said he would set
tie with him and went and got a gun. il
the evening Giles delivered himself up e
Mayor Wallace, claiming that che shooting
was done in self-defense, that Potts wa,
coming at him with knife, and produced
witnesses TO prove his statement Potts il
not dangerously wounded, but will be laiC
up for some time.
Tuesday afternoon, while the special chi